Worst computer virus you ever got.
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It's been a while since I got one, going on 2-3 years I think. I guess that means I browse my porn at secure sites. But then again, I don't use a anti-virus software so I wouldn't know unless it started doing something radical.
Worst virus I've had though... Probably the one that made some sort of system32 warning pop up when you were playing a game. Not sure if that's a virus though, never did anything other than those warnings, which didn't interrupt the game. You just had to close 200 or so of those warning windows when you finnished playing.
Worst virus I've had though... Probably the one that made some sort of system32 warning pop up when you were playing a game. Not sure if that's a virus though, never did anything other than those warnings, which didn't interrupt the game. You just had to close 200 or so of those warning windows when you finnished playing.
I think the time you're thinking of was when computers were first starting to become really mainstream, and companies were deploying them en-masse without really investing in Internet security (like AV's and Internet filters). During that time, a lot of users didn't know that you shouldn't click links in suspicious e-mails or reply to a message from an "administrator" asking for your username and password.Azmael Silverlance said:
Most people are just a lot more aware of the threat nowadays, and are taking better precautions.
Damn near got locked out of my computer by a virus that gets in through by clicking on a link your friend sends you an IM. Not know about the virus, I clicked the link, told my friend, and he went "oh shit, you got a virus." Sure enough, my im started sending my friends links without me knowing. We managed to make an administrator account on which we could use one of our restore dates.
My friend got the oddest I had ever heard of. It streamed British talk radio into his computer, and there was no task or operation he could close. He could only turn of the sound. After about a week a window finally opened.
My friend got the oddest I had ever heard of. It streamed British talk radio into his computer, and there was no task or operation he could close. He could only turn of the sound. After about a week a window finally opened.
Worst Virus?
Trojan.
Yes that's it. My AV just rocks that much. I have a few pieces of malware and spyware though...
Trojan.
Yes that's it. My AV just rocks that much. I have a few pieces of malware and spyware though...
Haha, i work at a university in the Audio-visual department.
Somehow, our evening supervisor managed to download some russian super-virus that turned our main booking computer into some kind of server, and it began appropriating the computers of everyone who was on our network and had them doing....SOMETHING... no one ever figured out what it was.. Our IT girl picked up on the whole thing fairly quickly and locked the main booking computer off from the rest of the network. It took her 2 days to rebuild the PC from the ground up.
I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop and for some iteration of the same virus to develop on one of the computers it was controlling.
Somehow, our evening supervisor managed to download some russian super-virus that turned our main booking computer into some kind of server, and it began appropriating the computers of everyone who was on our network and had them doing....SOMETHING... no one ever figured out what it was.. Our IT girl picked up on the whole thing fairly quickly and locked the main booking computer off from the rest of the network. It took her 2 days to rebuild the PC from the ground up.
I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop and for some iteration of the same virus to develop on one of the computers it was controlling.
My worst was some annoying combined thing (hard to classify) that I had to remove partly manually. It slowed down the PC a bit, gave me some random ad pop-ups, fucked up the Task Manager pretty bad, and rebuilt itself after AV removal.
Other than that I haven't had anything. AVG+ZoneAlarm+Spybot+Opera has worked pretty well for me.
Other than that I haven't had anything. AVG+ZoneAlarm+Spybot+Opera has worked pretty well for me.
I had something similar to this. It would start up, but it would run real slow, then it would just stop. I had to send it back to the shop and get it replaced, luckily the warranty was still valid.Cargando said:
Now now... There's nothing to be afraid of... Remember, this is the Internet. You only need to come to terms with what it really is. Afterwards you will be fine (or completely insane, but let's not dwell on that.) So you just have to start visiting the unmentionable dark corners of the Internet (viewer discretion advised,) and soon nothing will disturb you (or everything.)Ollie596 said:
That was a very evil virus. It wasn't even made for personal gain *gasp!*, just sadistic pleasure. On the other hand... Maybe it was trying to protect you (see the post and quotes earlier in the post.)gibboss28 said:
